Guardians' Nolan Jones: Taking seat against righty
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Jones is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians.
The Guardians are facing a right-hander (Dean Kremer) on Wednesday, but the lefty-hitting Jones will be on the bench while Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt opens up room in the outfield for the hot-hitting Angel Martinez, who has gone 8-for-14 at the dish since his call-up from Triple-A Columbus a week ago. Once Martinez's bat cools, Jones could re-emerge as the Guardians' preferred option in right field against right-handed pitching.
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Guardians' Nolan Jones: Idle against southpaw
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Jones is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.
With southpaw Cole Ragans taking the hill for Kansas City, Jones will exit the lineup for the second time in the series. The Guardians will deploy a starting outfield of Steven Kwan, Angel Martinez and Jhonkensy Noel from left to right.
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Guardians' Nolan Jones: Stays in center field
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Jones started in center field and went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Thursday's 6-1 win over the White Sox.
Jones remained in center field as the replacement for the injured Lane Thomas (wrist). His seventh-inning single ended an 0-for-15 slump, and the steal was his first of the year against one caught stealing. Jones, who is slashing .133/.278/.200, had been platooning with Jhonkensy Noel (.160/.214/.160) in right field prior to Thomas' injury.
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Guardians' Nolan Jones: Moves to center field
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Jones started in center field and went 0-for-2 with two walks in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the White Sox.
Jones slid from right field to center with Lane Thomas (wrist) nursing an injury. Jones has managed to work six walks over 32 plate appearances but is hitless in his last 12 at-bats.
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Guardians' Nolan Jones: Not in Sunday's lineup
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Jones is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
Jones has collected just three hits with 10 strikeouts through his first 23 plate appearances of the season, and he'll hit the bench Sunday versus Halos lefty Tyler Anderson. Jhonkensy Noel will take over in right field for the series finale.
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Guardians' Nolan Jones: Logs two hits in loss
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Jones started in right field and went 2-for-4 with a double in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to San Diego.
Jones is settling in after being acquired by the Guardians late in spring training. He had his best offensive game of the young season Wednesday after a 1-for-11 stretch with seven strikeouts over his first three outings. Jones is holding down the strong side of a platoon in right field.
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Guardians' Nolan Jones: Slated for right field versus RHP
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Jones is expected to see the bulk of his playing time in right field against right-handed pitching, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.
The Guardians acquired Jones via trade Saturday and sent Will Brennan down Monday, effectively replacing the latter with the former as the strong side of a platoon in right field. Jhonkensy Noel is likely to start in right field versus left-handers. Jones exiting Coors Field isn't ideal on the surface, but Progressive Field ranked fourth in baseball for home runs for left-handed batters last season, per Baseball Savant's Park Factors.
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Guardians' Nolan Jones: Dealt back to Cleveland
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Jones was traded from the Rockies to the Guardians in exchange for Tyler Freeman on Saturday, SI.com reports.
Jones came up through the Guardians' minor-league system and had a fair amount of expectations as a prospect. He had a breakout 2023 season in Colorado after being dealt by Cleveland, only to fall flat in 2024 while playing through injuries. Jones will look to bounce back in his reunion with the Guardians and should occupy a large-side platoon in right field.
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Rockies' Nolan Jones: Idle Tuesday
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Jones is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Cardinals.
Jones is slashing just .179/.283/.179 in September, although he did produce a pair of RBI singles over the Rockies' two weekend games. With the left fielder taking a seat Tuesday, Sam Hilliard has the start and is batting seventh.
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Rockies' Nolan Jones: Knocks in two
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Jones went 1-for-4 with two RBI on Sunday against the Dodgers.
Jones has had a rough season, and there haven't been many signs of him turning things around as he's hitting only .224 with a 28.4 percent strikeout rate in 25 games since returning from the injured list Aug. 20. He did manage to make an impact in Sunday's loss, highlighted by an RBI single in the third inning, and he has driven in three runs across his last five appearances.
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Rockies' Nolan Jones: Struggles continuing
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Jones went 0-for-3 with a walk, a run scored and a stolen base Tuesday against the Diamondbacks.
Jones has had a miserable September, tallying only five hits across 31 at-bats paired with a 34.2 percent strikeout rate. He also hasn't homered since June 29, leading to a .095 ISO on the campaign. Jones is still getting regular at-bats against righties for the time being, though Sam Hilliard has been far more productive of late.
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Rockies' Nolan Jones: Taking seat Saturday
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Jones isn't in the Rockies' lineup for Saturday's game against the Cubs.
Jones will get a breather Saturday after going 0-for-4 with two strikeouts during a victory in Friday's series opener. While he watches from the dugout, Jordan Beck, Brenton Doyle and Jake Cave will start in Colorado's outfield.
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Rockies' Nolan Jones: Out of lineup again Tuesday
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Jones is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game in Detroit.
It's the second straight game that Jones' name has been absent from the lineup after he went just 3-for-17 with 10 strikeouts in his first five contests this month. Sam Hilliard is in left field for the Rockies in the series opener.
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Rockies' Nolan Jones: On bench against righty
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Jones is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Orioles.
The lefty-hitting Jones will take a seat Friday even with right-hander Albert Suarez on the mound for Baltimore. Jones had started five of the Rockies' previous six games against right-handed pitchers. Jordan Beck will handle left field Friday.
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Rockies' Nolan Jones: Scratched from lineup
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Jones was scratched from the Rockies' lineup ahead of Friday's game versus the Mets.
The Rockies haven't yet provided a reason for Jones' removal from Friday's starting nine, but an explanation should be offered shortly. In the meantime, Sam Hilliard will step in to cover left field.
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Rockies' Nolan Jones: Hitting bench Monday
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Jones is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Reds.
The lefty-hitting Jones will retreat to the bench for the series opener in Cincinnati while southpaw Andrew Abbott takes the hill for the Reds. Hunter Goodman will get the start in left field in place of Jones, who is getting on base at a .355 clip but has provided few counting statistics (two home runs, one stolen base, seven RBI, six runs) in his 21 games since he returned from the injured list in mid-June.
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Rockies' Nolan Jones: Homers in return to lineup
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Jones went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Friday against the Nationals.
Jones was out of the starting nine for two games with an illness, but he returned to the lineup and hit sixth Friday. He tallied his second home run of the season and has seven hits across 18 at-bats with only three strikeouts since being activated from the injured list June 14.
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Rockies' Nolan Jones: Back from illness
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Jones (illness) will start in left field and bat sixth in Friday's game against the Nationals.
Jones missed two contests because he was under the weather, but he'll give it a go Friday. The 26-year-old is 5-for-14 with a 2:8 K:BB over six games since returning from the injured list.
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Rockies' Nolan Jones: Scratched Wednesday
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Jones was scratched from the Rockies' lineup before Wednesday's game against the Dodgers due to illness, Luke Zahlmann of The Denver Gazette reports.
Jones was reportedly feeling unwell ahead of Wednesday's contest, so he'll step out of the lineup and use the day to recover. Sean Bouchard will instead serve as Colorado's left fielder and bat sixth.
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Rockies' Nolan Jones: First three-hit game of season
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Jones went 3-for-4 with an RBI on Sunday against the Pirates.
Jones started in his second straight game since returning from the injured list and has hit fifth and sixth in the order. He delivered his first three-hit effort and only sixth multi-knock performance of the campaign in 29 starts. That provides some hope that he's now fully healthy and prepared to improve upon his .196 average and .587 OPS.
